Where does “sphenoorbital” come from?

sphenoorbital (English) comes from English orbital, from Latin orbitalis, from Latin orbita, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

sphenoorbital (English): Relating to the sphenoid bone and the orbit

Definitions

  1. Relating to the sphenoid bone and the orbit

Ancestry of “sphenoorbital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorbitalOf or relating to an orbit; Of or relating to the...
2Latinorbitalisorbital; pertaining to the orbit of the eye;...
3LatinorbitaA track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Latin orbita →Every word from Latin orbitalis →